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"Nick Wince is only five years old but he's the newest member of the West Virginia basketball team.
Thanks to Make-A-Wish, Wince spent much of Tuesday hanging out at the Mountaineers facility. The 5-year-old, who is battling hypoplastic left heart syndrome, got to hang out with coach Bob..."
February 24

Fox Sports Southwest
"West Virginia forward Brandon Watkins issued an apology for directing an obscene gesture toward Texas Tech players during Saturday's win in Morgantown.
"I would like to apologize to Coach Smith and the Texas Tech basketball team for my obscene gesture in Saturday's game," Watkins said in a..."
February 03

Fox Sports
"The villain has a bit of a limp. He lurks in his castle, which overlooks the forest, not far from the mountains. A fireplace, turned off now since it’s a perfect late-summer morning in the Great Appalachian Valley, divides his office in half. It’s less office than throne, really, modeled after the..."
October 21

The Charleston Gazette
"Brandon Knapper, the South Charleston junior point guard and one of the state’s top basketball players, headed to Morgantown this weekend to make an unofficial visit to West Virginia University.
But he didn’t want to wait any longer to join coach Bob Huggins and the Mountaineers. On Saturday,..."
September 23

Cleveland Plain Dealer
"West Virginia has landed one of Northeast Ohio's biggest prizes. On Wednesday, Shaker Heights senior Esa Ahmad announced that he has committed to play basketball for the Mountaineers.
In Ahmad, who is ranked No. 41 in the Class of 2015 by ESPN.com, West Virginia will be getting a 6-foot-8,..."
September 10

ESPN.com
"In a landmark decision, a federal judge ruled Friday that the NCAA is in violation of the nation's antitrust laws by restricting the compensation that major college football and men's basketball student-athletes can receive for use of their names, images and likenesses.
U.S. District Court..."
August 08

Metro News
"Chase Harler, who last March carried Wheeling Central to the Class A state championship as a sophomore, became West Virginia’s first 2016 basketball commitment on Sunday.
The 6-foot-3 guard’s pledge was first reported by Rivals writer Keenan Cummings of WVSports.com, and Harler subsequently..."
August 05

Fay Observer
"West Virginia transfer Terry Henderson committed to N.C. State on Tuesday night, picking the Wolfpack over Maryland and Richmond.
Henderson, a 6-foot-4, 200-pound guard, will have two years of eligibility remaining after sitting out the 2014-15 season. He started 11 games as a West Virginia..."
June 25

ESPN.com
"Michigan State has added West Virginia transfer Eron Harris.
The 6-foot-3 sophomore wing and Indianapolis native, who averaged 17.2 points this past season for Bob Huggins and the Mountaineers, chose the Spartans over Michigan and Purdue.
Harris was slated to visit Michigan this past..."
June 09

CSN Baltimore
"In the wake of a list of departures from the Maryland program that has now reached five names, the Terrapins are in need of replacements to backfill those scholarship spots on the roster.
Head coach Mark Turgeon and his staff have now zeroed in on, among others, West Virginia transfer Terry..."
May 26

Detroit Free Press
"Michigan basketball coach John Beilein this week refused to say that next season’s roster is complete and mentioned that there is one scholarship still available.
Apparently, he knew what was coming.
West Virginia transfer Eron Harris is on U-M’s radar, according to a tweet from espn.com’s..."
May 07

CBSSports.com
"After a breakout sophomore season, West Virginia guard Eron Harris has decided to transfer.
“I have enjoyed my time at West Virginia University the past two years, but I want to transfer closer to home,” Harris said in a statement. “I want to be closer to my family, especially being around my..."
March 24

ProSportsDaily
"D’Vauntes Smith-Rivera scored 23 of his season-high 32 points in the second half as the host Hoyas downed their former Big East rival in the first round of the NIT.
Smith-Rivera shot 7-for-10 from the field after halftime following a 2-for-7 start, sparking Georgetown (18-14) on a pair of big..."
March 19

ProSportsDaily
"Jonathan Holmes had 20 points and seven rebounds as the Longhorns rolled to an easy victory over the Mountaineers in the Big 12 quarterfinals in Kansas City.
Javan Felix added 16 points and six assists as third-seeded Texas (23-9) advances to meet seventh-seeded Baylor (23-10) in Friday’s..."
March 14

Pittsburgh Tribune Review
"Its NCAA chances all but gone, West Virginia showed it still has some fight left in a lackluster season.
West Virginia built a 25-point lead and had to withstand 41 points by freshman Andrew Wiggins and a furious comeback by No. 8 Kansas to upset the Jayhawks, 92-86, in their Big 12..."
March 09

ProSportsDaily
"Cameron Clark had 19 points and 10 rebounds as the Sooners pulled away from the visiting Mountaineers in the final 10 minutes.
Buddy Hield made four 3-pointers and scored 13 points for Oklahoma (22-8, 11-6 Big 12), which remains in a second-place tie with Texas heading into its regular-season..."
March 06

ProSportsDaily
"Georges Niang led the way with 24 points as the Cyclones topped the visiting Mountaineers to avenge a loss from earlier this month.
Niang also contributed seven rebounds and four assists for Iowa State (22-5, 10-5 Big 12), which has won four games in a row since losing to West Virginia by 25..."
February 27

Des Moines Register
"Monte Morris swears there’s no revenge on his mind for what one media outlet called a “Kung Fu Fight.”
Ballers from Michigan, like Morris, are tough. Getting punched in the head while attempting a layup has been part of his life. He could have even been the one dealing the blow, back in the..."
February 26

ProSportsDaily
"Royce O'Neale rode a perfect shooting performance to a career high-tying 22 points as the visiting Bears pulled ahead late and held on to beat the Mountaineers.
O'Neale, who came into the game averaging just six points per contest, went 8-for-8 from the floor - including 4-of-4 from beyond the..."
February 23

Dallas Morning News
"West Virginia came to Texas on a roll, surging upward in the Big 12 as perhaps the most dangerous team to play over the second half of the conference season.
The Mountaineers ran into a Longhorns team that has been the surprise of the season and just now seems to be hitting its stride on both..."
February 16

Louisville Courier-Journal
"When considering some of the best coaching jobs this season, it would be wrong to not think of West Virginia's Bob Huggins. The Mountaineers blitzed projected No. 3 seed Iowa State by 25 points on Monday and have won four of their past five â?? the lone loss coming on the road vs. Kansas â?? to..."
February 14

Pittsburgh Tribune Review
"It was tough to tell what Remi Dibo enjoyed more: being the centerpiece of West Virginia's 3-point show against No. 11 Iowa State or clamping down on Big 12 scoring leader Melvin Ejim.
Dibo scored a career-high 20 points to lead the Mountaineers to a 102-77 victory Monday night, the Cyclones'..."
February 11

Kansas City Star
"It was nearly an hour after Kansas’ 83-69 victory over West Virginia on Saturday afternoon, another workmanlike performance from a team on a Big 12 mission, and Jamari Traylor was standing on the floor of Allen Fieldhouse.
The conversation had turned to nicknames, some sort of playful..."
February 09

The Oklahoman
"Le'Bryan Nash has all but given up the 3-point shot.
Saturday, Nash got his 3s the old fashioned way.
Nash cashed on five and-1 opportunities on his way to a career-high 29 points — all needed with Marcus Smart and Kamari Murphy in perpetual foul trouble — to lead No. 11-ranked Oklahoma..."
January 25

Dallas Morning News
"Big 12 teams can find some consolation even as they take turns giving and receiving body blows in the college basketball version of a steel cage match.
The NCAA Tournament men’s selection committee is acutely aware of the conference and is already taking notes. Committee chairman Ron Wellman..."
January 24

Kansas City Star
"At times, it is easy to forget about Shane Southwell.
Marcus Foster is Kansas State’s leading scorer and one of the top freshmen in the Big 12. Thomas Gipson is the Wildcats’ go-to forward and the vocal leader of the team. They make highlight plays and say inspiring things. Southwell scores at..."
January 19

ESPN.com
"North Carolina State forward T.J. Warren can’t catch much of a break. Even when I was ready to talk about how underappreciated he is nationally, he got overshadowed by Wake Forest guard Codi Miller-McIntyre.
Miller-McIntyre made the game-winning basket to cap off a 20-point performance in the..."
January 17